Results for "texting"

Note: This post is originally from April 10, 2012. I just saw the video being posted around Facebook and figured I'd move it to the front page. You see, Facebook is like a clothes dryer. It's just all the same stuff going around and around and around. Occasionally, you open... / Continue →

FOX News 7 in Austin Texas used some quality B-roll footage of a guy smoking a bowl in his car during a segment on texting while driving. No word if they thought he was doing something else, but it's pretty hard to confuse a guy smoking a bowl in his car for anything but a guy... / Continue →

In an effort to raise awareness of the dangers of walking and texting, China has opened separate walkways for people who are using their cell phones, and people who aren't. They're meant to be ironic though, and encourage people to think before texting and knocking over somebo... / Continue →

Seen here looking suspiciously like a sadder, older Hoggle from Labyrinth, Polish priest Marian Rajchel claims he's started receiving text messages from the demon he failed to exorcise from a young woman. No word if the demon is just taking advantage of Marian's pay-per-text p... / Continue →

Marcel Fernandes, a 16-year old from Brazil has beaten the world's fastest texting record, typing the 25-word paragraph (seen on the screen above) in only 18.19 seconds, beating the previous record by 0.25 seconds. That's some intense competition! Just not one I'd watch on ES... / Continue →

A Florida man was recently arrested after authorities discovered he was using a cell phone jammer on his morning and evening commutes to prevent other motorists from using their phones while driving. He faces up to $48,000 in fines and a f***ing ton of angry text messages.
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BroApp is a $2 Android app that automatically sends prewritten text messages to your girlfriend so she thinks you're an attentive boyfriend instead of the sad piece of shit you really are. Also -- darl? Who the hell calls their girlfriend, darl? I would break up with you for... / Continue →

In news that sounds suspiciously like a shitty MacGyver episode, researchers at York University in Toronto, Canada, were able to send the text message 'O CANADA' twelve feet across the room using vodka. It marks the first time 'O CANADA' has ever been sent as a text message.
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Because this is the sad world we live in, New York has begun repurposing 91 of the state's Park-N-Ride lots and rest stops to include "text stop" signs so motorists know they're a safe place to pull over and text instead of doing it while driving. Of course, if you actually ne... / Continue →

In case you didn't need another reason to not text and drive, a man in Wisconsin crashed into a manure truck while "finishing texting and talking on his phone." Well damn, multitasker! Where'd you learn how to talk and text and crash all at the same time?
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Is the car even full?
This is a video from Saudi Arabia of some guy on the hood of a car casually texting while cruising down the highway at speeds around 60MPH. That seems dangerous. It reminds me of that video of the guy laying down on his motorcycle and texting. I just d... / Continue →

Because what good is wearing contacts if a friend can't text a 8===D directly onto your eyeball, scientists at Ghent University are hard at work developing contact lenses with curved LCD displays in them. No word if they'll be blink powered or fry your eyeballs if you cry, but... / Continue →

Because nobody likes talking on the phone, the four largest cell phone carriers have agreed to make texting to 911 available by May 15th, 2014. Not gonna lie, I already thought they accepted texts and were just ignoring me. 'SEND AMBULANCE, HOT SAUCE TOO SPICY.'
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Seen here in the letter jacket he thought he was going to grow into, a teen texts behind the wheel. And now Belgium is requiring some teens taking their driving test to attempt to text in the process to prove just how dangerous it is. Pfft, it's not that dange-- holy shit how... / Continue →

Picture related: what almost happened.
A Jetstar pilot was forced to abort a landing in Singapore after he forgot to put down the landing gear on time because he was using his cell phone. I...am never flying again. Well, not on a plane anyways. Only with my jetpack.
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Seen here on the far right about to wish she'd just called instead, a texting woman unknowingly prepares to fall down two stairs and eat the ground. No word on how it tasted, but my guess is pretty f***ing good considering she ate so much she couldn't back get up.
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Because kids are dumb as shit, Reddit user Frankyou's little cousin posted his new cell phone number on Facebook and told everyone he was bored. Unsurprisingly, he got trolled instead of receiving a bunch of naked pictures from girls. Weird how that works out, isn't it? Like... / Continue →

This is a conceptual iPhone design by Bryan Brunsell with the camera moved to the top so while you're texting and walking you can see whatever you're about to walk into. My guess is a sex shop because you're a pervert! Plus when you're texting and driving you'll be able to se... / Continue →

Because the government doesn't want you to run me over on my walk to the bar, the National Transportation Safety Board is encouraging all states to adopt stricter bans on the use of cell phones while driving. And while they're at it they should do something about the guy I saw... / Continue →

Note: I had to cut this thing like a paper snowflake, hit the jump to see the whole graphic.
We've already seen one infographic on texting, but here comes another with a bunch of other stats. Namely, what percentage of text messengers think it's kosher to text during sex. An... / Continue →